produced without vibration of the vocal cords | made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment |
resisting weight or pressure | protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons) |
dispassionate | made tough by habitual exposure |
(of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum | converted to solid form (as concrete) |
(of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source | used of persons; emotionally hardened |
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure | |
being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content | |
unfortunate or hard to bear | |
given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors | |
dried out | |
very strong or vigorous | |
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | |